Music+and+Arts+resource+page

===[|Three Basic Classroom Skills]    === http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/three-basic-classroom-skills/ A blog post that helps band teachers share ideas for classroom management - which can be greatly different than in a traditional classroom setting. Some of the ideas shared included:

The site is also a great jumping off point to get to other music education blogs and forums. A RSS reader and extensive search engine complement the site as well. //Shared by Todd Seip// Rating: **ÓÓÓ **
 * 1. Do not turn and talk to your neighbor when you are not playing.**
 * 2. Sit still and quiet when the band director is working with another section.**
 * 3. Always stop at the stopping point.**

===[|MUSIC, EDUCATION, and TECHNOLOGY]   === http://debbiecavalier.berkleemusicblogs.com/ Debbie Cavalier, Dean of Continuing Education at Berklee College of Music's online extension school, has developed a great blog site for both college students and teachers. She also has great links to music business, music production, songwriting, and general music topics. Dr. Cavalier also responds to blog comments and questions very quickly. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Shared by Todd Seip// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: <span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);">**<span style="color: rgb(255, 3, 0);"> ÓÓÓÓÓ **

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">[|TED]
http://www.ted.com/ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technology, Entertainment, Design (taken from the website) TED stands for **Technology, Entertainment, Design.** It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes). This site makes **the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free**. More than 200 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week.

This is one of the most innovative and educational websites I've encountered. A great resource for lectures on everything from Chinese food to Time Travel. I subscribe to the podcast and I don't have enough time during the week to get through everything. Some talks are geared towards higher ed, but I have used some with my middle school science class.

Also available as a PODCAST via ITunes. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Shared by Todd Seip// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: <span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);">**<span style="color: rgb(255, 3, 0);">ÓÓÓÓ ** <span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 23, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(196, 3, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(247, 2, 2);"> ===<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);">**<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 23, 255);"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">[|Music Ed Lounge] **    === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Instrumental instructor Steve Engel created this site as a was to share his thoughts on teaching music. Even though this is more a personal reflection blog, he shares many great ideas. His thought range from how to practice and classroom pedagogy to private lesson teachers and technology resources. There are many links to other music resources as well. An RSS feed is available for this site. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Shared by Kerry Sweet-Seip// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: <span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 3, 0);">**ÓÓÓÓ** <span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(12, 13, 13); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ===<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(12, 13, 13); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">[|**Music Technology in Education**]     === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(12, 13, 13);">Dr. James Frankel is the Managing Director of Sound Tree, a leader in music, audio and video solutions for educators. What I like best about his blog is his podcast access to his presentations on technology at various conventions around the country. The layout makes searching for information easy and all links are provided. Even though he is a rep for Sound Tree, he was a classroom teacher for 15 years and knows the struggles music educators face. The blog is not a commercial for his business. Great resources and many, many links. ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(12, 13, 13); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">    === <span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(12, 13, 13); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An RSS fees is available for this site. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Shared by Kerry Sweet-Seip// <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: **<span style="color: rgb(249, 9, 6);"><span style="color: rgb(160, 3, 3);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 3, 0);"> ÓÓÓÓÓ  **